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admeasurement

American  
[ad-mezh-er-muhnt] / ædˈmɛʒ ər mənt /

noun

  1. the process of measuring.

  2. the number, dimensions, or measure of anything.

  3. apportionment.


Etymology

Origin of admeasurement

First recorded in 1590–1600; admeasure + -ment

Example Sentences

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Less frequently used as an official unit of admeasurement of merchant ships is displacement tonnage.

From Time Magazine Archive

A special difficulty attended it as to admeasurement: the customary treatment of other holdings could not in this case serve as a standard.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

We are thus particular in her admeasurement, because it materially influenced the decision on her complaint.

From Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' by Wight, John

Of course, he had some principle of guessing; and this lay in mere observation and admeasurement of the astuteness of his opponents.

From The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 by Defoe, Daniel

The true admeasurement, as we may learn from the inspiring story of small nations, is not geometrical but metaphysical.

From The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde by Duffy, Charles Gavan

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